The children can’t wait…yippee….no school but just how do you entertain them for not only a day but weeks! 

School holidays can be a time that some parents dread, keeping your little ones occupied can be a full time job and not to mention expensive. If the weather is not on your side it can prove to be costly and exhausting. Theme parks, ball parks and other specially designed play areas are great and the kids will love them but it can really pull on the purse strings. 

• Swimming is always a good way to get rid of some of their endless energy and you can have fun too. Stretch it out by stopping in the pool café for a hot chocolate and a bun.
• Parks can be a great way of getting out of the house. If it’s sunny take a picnic, ball, kite anything that will keep them out and enjoying the fresh air. Arrange to meet up with friends and get them to enjoy a game of rounders. It will keep you fit and you may even find yourself really enjoying the exhilaration of getting back to home base!
• Bake a cake, make fairy cakes or even something as simple as chocolate crispy cakes.
• Make a book where you have to find things such as certain flowers, trees or insects and leave a space to write in the time and date of where you spotted them. You can make this book together by cutting out pictures from magazines, drawing things or simply writing lists of things you could spot. If you live in the city you could look out for cats, cars anything that you think your children will have fun looking out for.

Talk to your friends and meet up as much as possible, get them to share their ideas of the fun things they do to fill the holidays and before you know it they will be back to school!!